(New York – NY) The NAACP Legal Defense Fund today welcomed the news that legislation proposed by New York state lawmakers would require that factors beyond a single multiple-choice exam be used to determine admissions to New York City’s Specialized High Schools.

This week, ERASE Racism, a Long Island-based nonprofit dedicated to exposing forms of racial discrimination and advocating for laws and policies that help eliminate racial disparities, honored LDF's work.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. today announced that Janai Nelson, a law professor and expert on election law and voting rights issues, has been named Associate Director-Counsel of the organization.

Today, the Council of State Governments, a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization of state government officials from all branches of government, unveiled an important new consensus report on school discipline.